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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Guermantes Way, Part I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Swann In Love," what does Swann say he is studying whenever he is with Odette?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Money.
(d) His future.

2. In "Place-Names, The Place: Part I," why can't the narrator talk to M. de Stermaria's daughter?
(a) She is too young for the narrator.
(b) She is engaged to someone else.
(c) They never get a chance to meet.
(d) They are from different social ranks.

3. Why do the narrator and his family move into Hotel de Guermantes?
(a) His grandmother is sick.
(b) They run low on money.
(c) To be closer to the Guermantes.
(d) The narrator gets a new job.

4. Why does the narrator want Saint-Loup to get them a dinner invitation to the Guermantes' in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?
(a) He wants to eat with Saint-Loup.
(b) He's doing his mother a favor.
(c) He wants to see her house.
(d) He wants to prove himself.

5. What does Uncle Adolphe suggest Swann do to get Odette to love him more?
(a) Buy her presents.
(b) Become friends with her father.
(c) Stay away from her.
(d) Do whatever she says.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the narrator and his grandmother travel to Balbec in "Place-Names: The Place, Part I"?

2. In "Guermantes Way, Part I," what does Francoise warn the narrator about Mme. de Guermantes?

3. Who does the narrator's grandmother feel Mme. de Villeparisis is connected to socially?

4. What makes the Verdurins finally disapprove of Swann in "Swann In Love"?

5. Why can't Saint-Loup introduce the narrator to Mme. Guermantes in Paris in "Guermantes Way, Part I"?

(see the answer key)

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